The Way of the Center

Since Anjie's lower limbs have been injured many times, before the start of each game, in addition to the headband, Anjie will always wear a lot of protective gear on his legs and ankles.

But at this time, in front of An Jie, Wade's legs seemed to be wrapped more tightly than An Jie's. The legs of "The Flash" have already suffered too much damage. As early as in college, Wade had his meniscus removed. Just imagine, without this injury, "The Flash"'s performance in the league might have been even more terrifying.

But the hidden dangers left by those injuries back then will all explode at Wade's age. Wade's speed is not as fast as before. Whether it is defense, shooting or other technical actions, without strong legs support, it will be affected.

However, just when everyone thought that Wade, who performed very ordinary in the playoffs, would continue to be mediocre today, "The Flash" used a beautiful pull-up jumper to give the Heat the lead!

"D-wade! We can see that besides LeBron, Wade is also very eager to win! Don't forget, this guy is the real team spirit of the Heat!" Seeing Wade score with such a beautiful move, Mike. Breen had to yell right now, early in the game. Perhaps in the previous rounds, Wade's performance was indeed unsatisfactory. But this is the finals! It's all up to this point, and Wade has nothing to worry about except working hard.

As soon as the game started, the Heat showed their determination to win. Divac is right. Although the Trail Blazers have completely overshadowed the Heat's Big Three this year, this does not mean that the Big Three are all soft persimmons. They are still dangerous, but everyone is used to their danger.

The Trail Blazers immediately organized a counterattack. Today Anjie unexpectedly lost to Bosh in the jump ball stage, which surprised many people, including Anjie himself. After the excellent performance in the last round of the series, Bosh is also quite excited now. The energy of "Dragon King" when jumping the ball was not expected by An Jie.

And what Anjie and the others didn't expect was that Bosh's excitement didn't come from Bosh himself, but from the entire Heat team!

It can be seen from Wade's emergency stop jumper at the beginning of the game, how aggressive the Heat are playing this year. Even Rashad Lewis, a former striker who was temporarily mentioned as the starting four, was positively affected by this wave.

Lillard advanced with the ball and passed the ball to Anjie who responded in the high post. An Jie didn't hesitate after taking the ball. He lightly hung the basketball into the hands of Aldridge, who was about to reach the position.

Aldridge singles Lewis, which seems to be a no suspense matchup. However, when Aldridge turned over and shot a jumper at his own pace, he was disrupted by Lewis' aggressive interference!

"Damn! Are you so defensive!?" Aldridge didn't expect that Lewis, who was no longer young, could defend to such an extent.

This seriously disturbed basketball missed. James jumped high, protected the offensive rebound, and quickly controlled the ball to advance and launch a counterattack.

The Trail Blazers' retreat speed is not slow. All five players on the field can run and jump. Although Aldridge and Anjie's athletic ability is slightly inferior, but in the interior, the mobility of these two guys is already considered good.

James' desire to play a quick counterattack failed, but he was not anxious. Instead, he held the ball on the spot and waited for his teammates to get in position. Obviously, the Heat are planning to grind their positions with the Blazers!

"The Trail Blazers' defense is as good as ever. Their retreat speed is very fast, which abruptly dragged the Heat into the quagmire of positional warfare. Let's see, this time, how the Heat will choose to attack."

James is now acting as the No. 1 role, and the rest of the Heat are running tactics according to Spoelstra's arrangement.

Chris Bosh did not choose to confront Angie head-on inside, but wandered outside, doing some blue-collar jobs without the ball in pick-and-rolls.

As a result, Anjie didn't care too much about Bosh. He cares more about Wade's running position now. This smart guy might suddenly get to the basket at some point.

Bosh's position is getting farther and farther away, and the distance between him and Anjie is also getting bigger and bigger. Suddenly! After Wade passed Bosh's pick-and-roll, he reversed and cut inside. Angie reacted immediately and moved sideways, intending to block Wade's advancing route.

James started to pass the ball, but the basketball did not come into the hands of Wade who cut inside as Anjie thought, but was passed to Bosh standing outside the three-point line!

"Damn it!" Anjie immediately sensed that something was wrong, he immediately left Wade behind, and rushed towards the three-point line as hard as he could. But Chris Bosh's shot has already been shot.

Fans know that since joining the Heat, Bosh's state has been up and down due to team roles and injuries. When it's bad, the audience almost seems to disappear. But once he gets better, Bosh is definitely a giant-level figure.

Today, Bosh's shooting rhythm seems to be in control particularly well. An Jie didn't dare to continue to reach out, he was afraid of being called a shooting foul from beyond the three-point line. The basketball swoops toward the rim in a huge arc, Aldridge is stuck in position, and Iguodala is ready to hit the board at any time. However, this time, the "Dragon King" did not disappoint the fans of James and the Heat!

"Swipe!" The net rolled up, and the basketball was hollowed into the net! Chris Bosh made a three-pointer!

"Yeah!" Bosh yelled, and high-fived James. An Jie waved his fist unwillingly, and he was entirely responsible for the conceded goal.

5 to 0! Within a few minutes of the opening, the Heat scored a 5-0 score. This point, the fans of the Moda Center did not expect it at first.

In the subsequent attack, An Jie finally saved face. Although Bosh's top defense was very active and very hard-working, Anjie still took advantage of his height and wingspan to score a hook on Bosh's head.

As for the offense, Anjie can now be as pure as fire. Whether it is technology or experience, Anjie has accumulated a lot.

However, the Trail Blazers fans were not happy for long. Wade assisted James to complete an iconic tomahawk-style dunk with a long pass that ran through the audience!

"Bang!" At the moment when the basket made a loud noise, Ricard, who was sitting on the bench, also jumped up suddenly. The momentum of the Heat was too fierce, and it was a bit beyond his expectation.

As soon as James landed, the referee blew his whistle. But this is not because any player on the basketball court fouled, but Ricard on the sidelines called a timeout to the referee.

"In the 7-2 start, judging from the situation at the beginning, the Heat are in a very good state. Coach Ricard's call for this timeout was very timely. Although the difference between the two sides is only five points, but in the finals On such a stage, even if you are only one point behind, you must pay attention!" When the game was suspended, the on-site commentator became the protagonist.

All the senior commentators from various TV stations are analyzing the situation on the court, and the benches at both ends of the court, coaches and players are also discussing the countermeasures intensely.

"It's too loose, too loose! Whether it's offense or defense, we must be tighter! Get into the state quickly, I want you to get into the state quickly! There is no time to warm up for you, but the Heat have planned from the beginning Get rid of us. Next, we must give a strong counterattack! Damien, break through, Bosh and Lewis can't stop you! Ann, LaMarcus. Or don't enter the penalty area, for Damien Go out of space, or give me a deeper position and attack the basket directly!" As soon as Ricard finished speaking, the timeout ended. He threw away the tactical board and clapped his hands vigorously.

"Go to the court! Bring the momentum back to me!" Ricard raised his fist and yelled like a dictator.

"Roar!" The Trail Blazers yelled iconically and stepped onto the court again.

"This year's Damien Lillard is much more mature than last year. Chalmers must be careful. It seems that Damien's goal this time is not to organize an offense, but to score by himself!" Kenny Smith just said After finishing, Lillard suddenly accelerated!

Chalmers just wanted to move sideways to stop him, but found that he was completely blocked by An Jie. Chris Bosh immediately turned around and chased back, but how could he keep up with Lillard's footsteps.

Lillard's speed is so fast that he is like a bullet, directly hitting the Heat's vitals! Lewis tried to cover the defense, but before he could get to the basket, Lillard jumped high and completed a heavy dunk.

"A simple pick-and-roll tactic, but very effective. It seems that the Trail Blazers are planning to counterattack!"

Lillard's breakthrough score made the atmosphere of Moda Center become frenzied again. Of course, his sudden acceleration ability also made Chalmers swallow. The No. 0 defender in front of me was fast enough last year, but this year, his speed is still improving!

Just when Chalmers was uneasy, Lillard also quickly discovered the flaw in the opening of the Heat. Last year, Chalmers used his excellent performance to pull the Heat back from the brink, but this year, Lillard will not allow this to happen again.

Lillard suddenly accelerated forward, and Chalmers, who entered the league in the same year as Anjie, naturally knew what No. 0 wanted to do. But before he had time to protect the basketball, the basketball had already been taken away by Lillard.

"Too fast! Damien is simply the black lightning in this arena!"

Because Lillard rushed too fast and the center of gravity was too forward, Lillard lost all his balance when he took the basketball away.

He fell directly to the ground holding the basketball, but at this time Anjie and Iguodala had already rushed to the front. Without hesitation, Lillard threw the basketball forward on the ground. An Jie stretched out his hand, unloaded the basketball perfectly, and took three steps directly, striding forward to attack the frame.

At this time, James has also caught up. He stuck close to An Jie, trying his best not to let An Jie get up.

An Jie hugged the basketball in the way of playing rugby, driving James who was beside him with one hand, and raised the other hand high.

He and James took off at the same time. James's jump height is much better than Anjie's, almost making up for James' disadvantages in height and wingspan.

However, James could not get closer to An Jie because An Jie had been driving the "little emperor" with one hand. Under the fierce physical confrontation between the two, An Jie took the lead to dunk the ball into the basket.

"Boom!" All the fans at the scene raised their arms and cheered loudly. That dunk by An Jie just now was scored on James' head!

"It's so beautiful, this ball is so beautiful! No, no, no, not only this ball, but the whole game has been very exciting! Do you know Jeff, this is the stage of the finals! The Trail Blazers and the Heat did not let us down!" Mike Breen's emotions were completely infected by the game and the enthusiasm of the fans. The beginning of this game was simply too enjoyable!

After Ricard reminded, the Trail Blazers also showed the momentum of counterattack.

The Heat and the Trail Blazers refused to give in to each other, which also made the fans look forward to the next game even more.

Both teams have the belief that they must win, and both have reasons for winning. Fierce battle, starting from the first game!